A British government commission studying violence in urban areas heard a grieving mother blame violent video games and television programs for leading young people into...

The censorship of Grand Theft Auto IV will likely force the Australian government to add an R18 rating by year's end, according to The Australian. GamePolitics readers...

Among gamers, the British Board of Film Classification is best known for issuing a controversial ban on Manhunt 2 last summer. In the wake of the Byron Review, however,...

A senior at California's Chico State University added a political flavor to three popular Nintendo classics for a recent art exhibit called "Eeprompaganda." The...

A report issued yesterday by the American Civil Liberties Union criticizes US miltary recruitment practices, including the use of the popular America's Army game...

Welcome to the new GamePolitics.com !! If you're counting, this is the third iteration of GP and by far the most professional. The new site is based on drupal and...

John Douglas, a former game industry worker who says he has played over 7,000 titles, has once again criticized violence in video games. As reported by Christian...

A Conservative Member of Parliament has pointed to mature-themed video games as contributing to a surge in juvenile crime in the UK, particularly among girls. As reported...

As expected, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue signed into a law a bill providing financial incentives to movies, TV shows, commercials, music videos and game developers. As...

As expected, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue signed into a law a bill providing financial incentives to movies, TV shows, commercials, music videos and game developers. As...

Last week GamePolitics reported on HR5990, a new piece of video game legislation proposed in Congress by Reps. Lee Terry (R-NE) and Jim Matheson (D-UT). Also known as...

An 11-year-old Kentucky boy sold his bicycle and his video game collection in order to raise money for Senator Hillary Clinton’s flagging presidential campaign,...

The results of the Federal Trade Commission’s latest research into the marketing of violent entertainment to children is a major win for the video game industry....

Variety reports that a new legislative attempt to regulate video game sales has been launched in Congress. Undoubtedly spurred on by the publicity surrounding the recent...

The Sharjah municipality in the UAE has banned Sony’s God of War, according to a report in Gulf News. Government officials apparently felt that the game, rated M in...

An exclusive GamePolitics interview with Rep. Lee Terry (R) demonstrates that the Nebraska Congressman, co-sponsor of a new video game ratings enforcement bill, has a...

Michael Gallagher (left), CEOÂ of the Entertainment Software Association, which represents a number of US video game publishers, has commented on a bill introduced in...

Sucks to be an Australian Grand Theft Auto fan these days. Not only will GTA IV be watered down in order to bypass government censorship Down Under, but fans will pay...

Pakistan’s Daily Times reports that video games (and not just the violent ones) may be banned in neighboring Afghanistan if a legislative proposal currently under...

Recently GamePolitics reported that Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL) had called upon the Federal Trade Commission to issue a parental alert regarding online game Second Life. A...